ok so i own the tender prey, the best of, and murder ballads. of the three murder ballads is my least favorite but i still enjoy most of it. I am not sure if this should go in another place or not but i am curious as to which albums i should look in to next by nick cave as he has so many. i want to know which other fans would recomend. thanksk in advance

Allright. You can't go wrong with any of his albums but I'll list the ones that I enjoy the most. I'd probably say if you like Tender Prey a lot then you'd enjoy Let Love In about just as much. It has the same dark tone and the music is phenomenal. I'd then recommend Abbatoir Blues/ Lyre of Orpheus to get a different taste of Nick Cave. The music is lighter on the whole but does tread in dark territory. The first CD has more light rockers and the second CD has less upbeat tunes. Henry's Dream would be my next pick to hear a relentless barrage of awesomeness from the Cave, all with heavy acoustic guitars. The Boatman's Call is my next rec as it pulls a lot of his signature sounds together, and has an interesting gospel flair. Start with those, and you should enjoy. The rest are all magnificent though. Cheers.

yes i prefer all my music dark. it is just a quality i find in all music i enjoy. thanks for the insight, i will check out let love in next. still interested in others opinions as nick cave is a very diverse artist.

I might be the only person ever to say this, but 'No More Shall We Part' is by far my favorite Nick Cave album. It's very different from his early stuff, but I think it's far better, simply because the stripped-down sadness of it appeals to me very much. It's been a dear friend to me in hard times, and contains some of his best lyrics. Definitely do NOT ignore this record. It's beautiful.